Podcast Episodes

Discovery & Google launch Vitality AI; SA luxury cuisine faces shifting tastes – Friday File

Stephen Grootes speaks to Emile Stipp, Global Chief Actuary and Managing Director of Vitality AI, about how Discovery Group’s new partnership with Google Cloud is transforming health management. Thro…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bankability unlocks water infra investment; private assets offer scalable, secure returns

Stephen Grootes speaks to Jason Lightfoot, Senior Portfolio Manager at Futuregrowth Asset Management, about why bankability, rather than capital availability, remains the main challenge in addressing…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

SA to ban cash scrap sales; Nene urges strategic partnerships to unlock Southern Africa’s Growth

 Stephen Grootes speaks to Ayabonga Cawe, Chief Commissioner of ITAC, about South Africa’s plan to ban cash sales of scrap steel. Three major recycling bodies have rejected ITAC’s amendments to the P…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

G20 warns of inequality emergency; SA tourism surges with 1.1M+ new visitors in 2025

Stephen Grootes speaks to Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the G20’s first inequality report. Led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and commissio…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Redefine lifts dividend, Altron grows profit, and developers eye prime Sandton Gautrain site

Stephen Grootes interviews Andrew König, CEO of Redefine Properties, and Werner Kapp, CEO of Altron, to unpack their companies' financial results and explore the outlook for South Africa’s commercial…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Best Bits of The Money Show: Julius Malema’s secret money and pet custody mediation

Stephen Grootes speaks to investigative journalist and author Pauli van Wyk about her new book Malema – Money. Power. Patronage. The book takes an unflinching look at the rise of Economic Freedom Fig…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

The growing footprint of gambling in South Africa, What Does the US-China Trade Truce Mean for Global Markets?

Stephen Grootes speaks to Andrew Fulton, Director at Eighty20, about the growing footprint of gambling in South Africa and its impact on the economy. Once limited to casinos, the industry has balloon…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Re-industrialising SA could unlock 250,000 jobs and R100bn boost, Gold glitters brighter as third quarter demand jumps by 28%

Stephen Grootes speaks to Geoffrey Nolting, senior economist at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and co-author of a new research paper, about how South Africa could create 250,000 jobs and gen…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

World Gold Demand Trends Q3 report

Stephen Grootes speaks to Joe Cavatoni, Market Strategist at the World Gold Council, about the World Gold Demand Trends Q3 report, which highlights how central bank buying, resilient investment deman…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

NERSA sparks outrage over hidden electricity costs, Salaries rise for sixth straight month

Stephen Grootes speaks to Ruse Moleshe, Energy Expert, about the controversy surrounding NERSA’s stance that the public has no right to know how much municipalities pay for electricity.

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Published on 2 months ago